Whistled language is a rare form of communication that can be mostly found in locations with isolating features such as scattered settlements or mountainous terrain. Watch this documentary of Dr. Mark Sicoli conducting field studies among speakers of this language who live in northern Oaxaco in Mexico.
Tag: Language
Weird names for everyday things [Video]
Show us your tittles (L, not I), and other obscure words for everyday things – I definitely didn’t know. An eg: Phosphenes is the word for the lights you see when you shut your eyes tightly!
Language advantage [Article]
Research points out the definitive benefits that the bilingual (or multi-lingual) speaker has over those who speak just one language. Be sure to watch the video of the 3 year old who speaks three languages at the end of that article.
Learning Language [Article]
An English-woman in Maryland (with apologies to Sting) shares her embarrassments while learning to speak American.
What does “most” mean, mostly?
A linguistic examination of the word commonly used by most of us, to mean a wide range of possibilities when examined closely or rationally.
How language dies..
Very simply, it’s when the last person who speaks the language dies.